China and the Olympics - weblinks
28 May 2008, 12:19PM
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Weblinks to accompany "China, the Olympics and human rights"
Amnesty International's "Uncensor" website
- Uncensor
- "Human Rights in China - the facts"
- What you can do - actions ranging from what will take you 30 seconds to 5 minutes to 5 days....
Amnesty International sites and reports
- The Olympics countdown - failing to keep human rights promises
- Amnesty International Media Kit: Legacy of the Beijing Olympics
- The Olympics countdown - crackdown on activists threatens Olympics legacy
Chinese media
Profiles of human rights defenders in China
- "Uncensor" case studies
- Chinese human rights defenders
- Wei Jingsheng, dubbed "China's Mandela" at Arts for Amnesty and "moreorless: heroes and killers of the 20th century".
The Olympic movement and Olympic history
- The Olympic Movement
- The Olympic Charter
- Olympic Truce Centre
- Cold War violence erupts at Melbourne Olympics
- Ancient Olympics website
- The Ancient Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee site
- Olympia and the Origin of the Olympic Games
- History of Olympia
- The story of Kyniska: "The Only Woman in All Greece": Kyniska, Agesilaus, Alcibiades and Olympia
- Fabulous Females and Ancient Olympia
- Hellenic museum Olympic site
1989 protests at Tiananmen Square
- Amnesty International Australia page on Tiananmen square
- The Gate of Heavenly Peace: website to accompany video of the same name
